Chapter 106: News War

The third game of the finals is over, except for the fans in Los Angeles, this game can be said to be the most exciting they have seen in five years, the explosion of stars,-for-tat singles, big scores to tie and overtake, reversal and reversal, including the wonderful offensive and defensive duel staged by the two sides at the last moment. It's been a long time since people have seen this in the Finals, maybe last year's 76ers were a time for the Lakers, but it was just a flash of inspiration, but in this Finals, it's a common thing.

In this game, although in the second half of the game, Mo Xi missed consecutive shots due to physical decline, but after the whole game, Mo Xi still shot 19 of 21, plus 12 of 14 free throws, cut 50 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists and six blocks, and almost cut a 50+ unprecedented triple-double in the finals. And the OK combination on the opposite side was not far behind, O'Neal scored 36 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks, and Kobe Bryant also scored 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. However, the Lakers lost a lot on the bench, and the Lakers' bench combined for only 17 points, while the Knicks scored 31 points, of which Arenas accounted for the majority with 13 points, and Johnson and Ewing each scored 6 points.

After a 1-1 draw, the third game can be said to be a watershed moment, although not as eye-catching as the battle of Tianwang Mountain, but it is also a very crucial battle, Los Angeles lost this game, morale plummeted, coupled with Mo Xi's god-like performance, heavy clouds continued to accumulate over the Lakers' heads.

At this time, this sensational war in the United States has once again ushered in a peak, and the 50 points of Mo Xi are completely worthy of being blown up by the New York media, and it is not impossible to even create a god again. However, it is also logical to bury a sworn enemy in this regard.

So under the hype of the New York media, Mo Xi averaged 40+10 data per game in the first three games, stepped on O'Neal's head and ascended to the position of the strongest center in this century.

For this, the Lakers can't refute it, although O'Neal also scored 40+ points in a row on Mo Xi's head two years ago, but at that time, Mo Xi was not yet in his wings, and now O'Neal is at his peak, and O'Neal is really at a disadvantage in the face of Mo Xi, plus the Knicks are now leading 2:1, it is not unfounded to say that Mo Xi has surpassed O'Neal.

By the way, the comparison between the two sides has also been moved to the surface, even if there are no professionals to analyze, many fans can see that although the Knicks are carrying it alone, the rest of the Knicks are too terrifying, and the main reason is their role. Sprewell acts as a defensive striker, Thomas assists Mo Xi as an inside iron gate, Houston is the second scoring point, using jump shots to open up space for Mo Xi, and the experienced Mark Jackson is the team's organizational point to sort out the offense, although a lot of the ball is now concentrated in Mo Xi's hands, but Mark Jackson's passing skills are still not negligible. On the bench, Ewing, Camby and Johnson are composed of an inside triangle, although they are a little older, but this kind of interior line is also the ideal starting match in the minds of many weak teams on the inside, plus the rising star Arenas, who is responsible for the crazy sweeping of the second team, Ward is responsible for the supplementary defense, and the Knicks' lineup is almost perfect excluding the problem of age.

And the Los Angeles Lakers, who hope to build their own dynasty, can really echo the Knicks only the starting lineup, except for OK, the same second team scoring point Robert Horry, defensive top Rick Fox, outside shooter Derrick Fisher, but these three people are completely inferior to the opposite Knicks in their respective roles.

In just one night, all the media in New York seemed to be ventilated, and they all ridiculed the Lakers.

The management is satisfied with the status quo and does not want to forge ahead, O'Neal is self-aggrandizing, thinking that the world is invincible, Kobe Bryant intends to usurp power and loses the original spirituality of the OK combination, and Phil Jackson only thinks about relying on this set of tactics to fight all over the world and does nothing......

All of this is true in New York, and even the most die-hard Los Angeles fans are vaguely suspicious of their team at the moment.

In a panic, Los Angeles quickly began to fight back, and in less than half a day, several old Bass-controlled media in Los Angeles began to fight back, directly printing tabloids, mocking the Knicks for relying on good luck to slightly lead the Lakers, and very simply pointed out the biggest problem of the Knicks, as one of the oldest teams in the league, the number of championships of the Knicks is pitiful, only two, and many league "new army" have more championships than them.

The first wave of satire in Los Angeles completely infuriated New York.

So a media war because of basketball began, and in the end, many people forgot what caused them to speak ill of each other in the first place, and it was not until the finals came to an end that the news war ended.

Old Bass hid behind the scenes with a faint smile on his face, his trick of stealing beams and changing pillars was really extraordinary, just a simple little strategy shifted the spearhead of the argument from the players to between the two cities, as long as he could get what he wanted, Old Bass would do whatever he wanted.

However, the elder Buss was able to break the conspiracy laid out in New York by such means, but he didn't know that his players had received the conspiracy from the Knicks.

O'Neill locked himself in his hotel room, closed the curtains, and sat on the sofa with a gloomy face, his face showing a hideous look, O'Neill's right hand clutching an empty wine bottle, while his left hand clutched the New York newspapers.

The merciless ridicule from the New York media is like a spark, and in an instant, it ignited the heart that was a little irritated because he was slightly suppressed by Mo Xi in the game, and a wildfire directly ate away at O'Neal's heart, she was not educated in the position of center, but where was there such a time when O'Neal knew that he had performed well, although it was not as crazy as back then, but now O'Neal, his performance is still worthy of being a super center, but Mo Xi is now strong, The strong one is somewhat desperate, and this feeling is unbearable for the proud O'Neill.

"Roaring ————————"

A beast-like roar appeared in O'Neill's room.

Victory, victory, only victory can wash everything away.

O'Neill got up from his chair with red eyes and walked to the gym.